Within a few months the current long wheel base model, the Spyker C8 Double 12, will be replaced by the new long wheel base model, the Spyker C8 Aileron. With the Aileron taking her place in the spotlights pretty soon, Bucciali and I found this was the right moment to pay attention once more to the Double 12, therefore creating this Spyker C8 Double 12 thread.

In the following post we will discuss - very briefly - all the different Double 12’s, to give you an overview.

If you have information or photographs about the C8 Double 12 in general or a specific Double 12 but you don’t know which one it is please feel free to post it in this thread.

If you have information or photographs about a specific C8 Double 12 and you do know which Double 12 it is, than it’s better to post in the thread of that particular Double 12, that way we can keep all information of that particular Double 12 together.

Disclaimer: Although Bucciali and I have tried very hard to be as thorough as possible, it is perfectly possible that our findings are not right!

If you have information that proves us wrong, please don’t hesitate to post it, if you disagree: Feel welcome to post also.

We hope you will enjoy this thread as much as we enjoyed making it!

Bucciali and Laviolette GT2R

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Last edited by Laviolette GT2R; 05-03-2016 at 10:47.
Reason: Added VIN of #101

The main purpose of the C8 Double 12S was to homologate its racing brother, the C8 Double 12R, so that it could race without additional penalties and therefore be more competitive.

In order to fully homologate the Double 12R, it was needed that at least 25 Spyker Double 12S were build. This never materialized so the Double 12R was never free of penalties and eventually it was replaced by the Spyker C8 Spyder GT2R.

The C8 Double 12S resembles the 12R but is of course more comfortable. Although this might be true for later Spyker Double 12’s this is only slightly the case for #008, which was really more a prototype than a real streetcar. It has no airconditioningsystem, the rollbar is different: One cross section in stead of the later double hoops behind the seats, and it even has the B.M.W. – based race engine which is very loud!

This Double 12 is now retired and found a loving owner who keeps it in his office…

This Double 12 has a bi-color interior. Because of the Chocolate and Vanilla combination it is often referred to as the Duo-Penotti Spyker…

It has different colored tail lights, the indicator lights are white instead of amber. This Double 12 also uses the roof airintake in combination with an airbox to feed air to the engine.
The last three digits of the VIN could initially be found on the handle of the glovecompartment. At some point however, this Double 12 received the chassis of Double 12R #006 and was restamped #006. After that a normal handle, without VIN was fitted to the glovecompartment.

This Double 12 was initially build as a Double 12 Spyder, but later converted into a Double 12SC.

This special roof, although hardtop is probably a better word, locks on the A-pillars and can most likely be removed to use this Double 12 as a Spyder. The rearwindow is different as well: There are no ventilationslots in it. And that’s not all: This is, the only Double 12 that does not have the roof airintake. The engine breaths through the side airintake(s).

Another striking feature is that it’s engine is Super Charged.

This Double 12 had China as a destination, it went to Spyker of Beijing, the official Spyker dealer of China. This Double 12 has been given a new paintjob and is now white.

This particular Double 12 is the only true Spyder in existence. It was, unlike the Double 12’s with VIN #040 and #056, not fitted with a hardtop. It has the bodywork without the visible rivets and the turned aluminium dashboard.

This unique Spyder was fitted with sidemarkers, this was not common at that time, for instance the later build Double 12S with VIN #069, does not have these. This might indicate that it went to the U.S.A.

Edit: This one was fitted with a glass hardtop, just like #040, as pictures found by Wouter and posted in the #066 thread prove!

This is arguably the most extraordinary Double 12 of them all. The bodywork is quite different compared to that of a normal Double 12. It features the La Turbie nose section as well as the reworked double twin exhaust system. The rearwindow is different as well, it does not have the ventilation slots. The roof is solid metal and does not have the glasspanels. The body does not have the rivets. The Gunmetal exteriorcolor in combination with the Magnolia hide catches the eye.

This Double 12 is equiped with a state of the art audiosystem as well as an automatic gearbox.

This particular Double 12 was build in may 2006 and stands out for it’s purple exterior color. It has the turned aluminium dashboard.

It was owned by a Dutch real estate millionaire, who had it registered in the Netherlands.
This Double 12 is now for sale at Van Vliet Personenauto’s B.V. The Dutch license plates are no longer on the car anymore and the license plate number is no longer registered.

This C8 Double 12S was first displayed at the 27th Bangkok International Motor Show, 22 March 2006. It is unique - Yes I know: All Double 12’s are unique! - in a way that this is the only Double 12 with a right hand drive. It is one of five black Double 12’s, but this is the only black one without rivets on it’s bodywork. It has an automatic gearbox and the beautifull black Chronoswiss dials in the turned aluminium dashboard.

Since it made it’s public appearance at the end of march 2006, it is most likely produced in the first quarter of 2006. That makes this Double 12 the first to have the new headlights and the mirrors with integrated side indicators. Again the VIN number is unknown but it was definitely build after the Double 12 with VIN #069 and before the Double 12 with VIN #126.

This Double 12 is currently (February 2016) for sale at Reckless, Japan.

This Double 12 was completed in the first quarter of 2007. Just like Double 12 with VIN #034 it has a bi-color interior. On top of that, it has a bi-color exterior, which is unique to this Double 12, although the same paint scheme was used again later on two C8 Spyders (#177 and #210). The idea of the blue and white paint scheme was probably borrowed from the Maseati MC12, which is quite similar.

It has the Chronoswiss black dials on the aluminium turned dashboard.

Some sources claim that this Double 12 has a Super Charged engine. We don’t know if that’s true but we do know that this Double 12 originally had a non-Super Charged engine fitted by the factory.

The badges on the side are a bit different than on other Double 12’s. Normally it says “C8 Double 12” on non-Super Charged Double 12’s and “C8 Double 12 Super Charger” on Super Charged Double 12’s. On this particular Double 12 it says “C8 Double 12 S”.

This particular Double 12 has the turned aluminium dashboard. It has the same building caracteristics as the before mentioned Double 12 with VIN #126. Pictures at the factory indicate that this Double 12 was nearly completed on may 31st 2007.

This Double 12 was not build to the specific wishes of a client, it was ordered and for sale at the official Spyker of Switzerland dealer: Speedy Garage but has found a German owner.

This particular Double 12 has the most extravagant color combination of all Double 12’s produced: Blue exterior over Purple interior. Although it might not be to everybody’s taste it is certainly striking…

This double 12 has the turned aluminium dashboard and is fitted with an automatic gearbox. Quite interesting to see that this Double12 has a reworked exhaustsystem with 4 exhaustpipes, first seen on the La Turbie prototype.

It’s high VIN number might come as a surprise. C8 Spyders with lower VIN numbers allready have the four vent upgraded airconditioning unit fitted where as this Double 12 still has the three vent airconditioningsystem. The owner most likely specifically wanted VIN #200... We believe that production of this Double 12 probably started in the second half of 2007 but was not completed untill late 2007.

This Double 12 was spotted only a couple of times. The first time in march 2007 in a trailer and the top panel of the dashboard not yet attached, so I think we can assume that this Spyker was completed in march or april 2007. The car then, most likely, found a Czech owner, as the Czech plates on some of the other photo sets indicate.

This Double 12 was shown to the public for the first time during the Kuwait Motor Show, november 2007 and therefore it is most likely produced in 2007. Unfortunately the VIN number is unknown, but if we take the caracteristics of this Double 12 into account in combination with the date of it’s first public appearance, we think this one was build just before Double 12S with VIN #200.

The bodywork is smooth without the rivets, the side indicators are in the mirror and the side markers are present. Unique feature on this car is that they are all amber colored, normally the front ones are amber and the ones at the back are red. It has the turned aluminium dashboard.

This Double 12 is still in Kuwait. Rumour has it that this Double 12 is owned by a woman…

I never noticed that the roof of the Spyker C8 Double 12S with La Turbie looks does not have the glass panels. Its a shame......I prefer the standard glass roof.

A car magazine or website should publish this article including pictures of all the Double 12s ...and generate some free publicity for Spykerowner.com. Anyway a nice thread Laviolette GT2R and Bucciali!